Brigham
City animal agency to stage adoptathon May 704/28/00The
North Shore Animal League of England is sponsoring its sixth annual
adoptathon May 7, and volunteers from the Golden Spike Humane Society
in Brigham City plan to help with this worldwide event. / By Sally
H.N. Wright

Letter
carriers to collect food in Smithfield04/27/00In
cooperation with the Smithfield post office, Smithfield is declaring
May 13 as "Letter Carriers' Food Drive Day." Donations will be sent
to Logan and distributed throughout Cache County. / By Casey Hobson

Providence
council to explore annexation/development of 40 acres04/26/00The
land in question, sandwiched between 100 West and 200 East streets
along Canyon Road, is being petitioned for annexation by owner Scott
Theurer, a Providence resident representing his own land in addition
to land belonging to the Zollinger and Lisonbee families. / By
Analisa Coats

Pedicure
business approved in Tremonton04/26/00Bear
River Valley residents may now take "Time Out for Toes," thanks to
the Tremonton Planning and Zoning Commission's vote Tuesday to give
Connie Getz a conditional-use permit for her pedicure business. /
By Emily Jensen

State
warns Hyrum over failure to clean milky water from dairy04/24/00The
state has a sharp eye on Hyrum's Wastewater Treatment Plant, which
has been pumping out dirty water as a result of a flood of milk byproducts
flowing into the sewers from West Point Dairy, and Thursday warned
the City Council that action will be taken if the problem isn't cleaned
up soon. / By Lara Gale

Millville
to contribute to Nibley sewer project04/24/00Whether
Millville decides to convert to a sewer system now, 50 years from
now or never, the participation in Nibley's project will make it possible
to transport Millville's sewage from its border to Logan's treatment
system. / By Bryce Petersen

Columbine
illustrated results of socially acceptable peer abuse04/21/00While
many people are still wondering what led Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris
to shoot and kill fellow students and teachers last April 20, some
educators are turning their focus toward the inappropriate social
behaviors they witness in the classroom daily. / By Charmaine Burningham

Media
the key portal for politicians to access power, Bennett says04/20/00U.S.
Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, told USU students Wednesday that media have
taken a more powerful, more significant role than had been envisioned
by the framers of the Constitution, because accessing the people has
become almost impossible without some type of media./
By Heather Wardle

Tremonton
council seeks advice on demolition derbies04/20/00With
mud flying and tires squealing, the Tremonton City Council debated
over allowing truck/car demolition derbies to perform on city grounds
at Tuesday's meeting. And with a red flag, they agreed to race the
issue to the Planning and Zoning Commission for its ideas and recommendations.
/ By Emily Jensen

Hyde
Park residents concerned about proposed post office 04/19/00
The
United States Postal Service met with residents Thursday night to
resolve concerns about the upcoming post office, which will accommodate
for the growth of the city. "We
don't want our rates raised," said Ray Thornley, a resident of Hyde
Park. "We just want to send something to our neighbor and know it
will get there the next day."./
By Debbie Lamb

Potty
theft in Logan not petty04/17/00
A portable toilet
on a trailer was stolen about a month ago but was not reported until
Thursday to the Logan City Police Department."We
have a hundred of those units," Tim Gordon, owner of Logan's Roto-Rooter
Sewer & Drain, said. "Maybe somebody wanted it for their cabin." ./
By Heather Fredrickson

CPR
certification class to be offered in Lewiston Saturday04/14/00The Lewiston First Response
Unit is holding a CPR certification class on April 15 at the Lewiston
fire station. The class will begin at 9 a.m. and lasts six hours.
The class will cost $15 for certification, and $10 for recertification.
According to John Hayes, certified CPR instructor, the class will
teach people how to do CPR, rescue breathing, pumping the heart and
first aid. Hayes will also talk about the signs and symptoms of someone
having a heart attack as well as giving instructions on the Heimlich
maneuver./ By
Sarah Buttars

Don't
like someone else's speech? Speak up; don't be a censor, panelists
agree04/14/00
The remedy for bad speech is more speech in an open-minded world,
panelists at a free speech forum agreed Thursday. "The truth
shall make you free," said Dr. Ken Godfrey, former director of
the Logan LDS Institute and one of three panelists at the event, sponsored
by USU libraries for Library Week. / By Heather Wardle

REMEMBERING:
Tulips, planted in memory and tribute to victims and survivors of
breast cancer, bloom Wednesday outside the Animal Science Building.
/ Photo by the USU journalism and communication department.

Panelists
to discuss censorship04/10/00Freedom of speech is a fundamental
right granted to every American by the First Amendment, but can the
same be said for the freedom to read? That's
what a number of panelists will try to answer this week during the
Freedom of Speech Forum, a discussion on censorship in libraries that
will be held Thursday on the campus of Utah State University as part
of National Library Week 2000. /
By Dan Chase

Millville
considers getting new sewer system04/10/00
MILLVILLE --Some
Millville residents questioned the need, others worried about the
cost, but in the end only two voted against proceeding on a proposed
sewer system. The city council
will consider the matter April 20./
By Bryce Peterson

North
Logan weighing tighter control of gravel businesses04/10/00
NORTH LOGAN -- The city is attempting to tighten control of gravel
and excavations. At a public hearing Thursday night, residents commented
on the proposed 13-page ordinance, and not all of the input was favorable.
/ By Ruth Russell

State-mandated
affordable housing plan sent to Lewiston council04/06/00
LEWISTON -- The Planning and Zoning Commission voted Wednesday night
to send its plan for affordable housing to the City Council. The Affordable
Housing Plan aims to make sure people are not excluded from living
in the city because they can't afford it. / By Sarah Buttars

USU
students win eight awards for journalism excellence04/05/00
Students at Utah State University last week won eight awards for excellence
in journalism at the annual regional convention of the Society for
Professional Journalists. Senior Nicole McLean, who also has been
chosen by faculty as the department's top graduating senior, won three
second-place awards for her work for A-TV, the cable system that serves
the USU campus. Even the Hard News Cafe won something. / By the
USU journalism and communication department

Larry
Rasmussen works on machining impellers on a lathe at BJT Inc. Why
would a company in Arizona pay to ship airplane turbines to and from
Hyrum for precision work? "Because I'm damn good," says
Archie McWilliams, workshop manager. For stories about high-tech companies
such as BJT, click the link below. / Photo by Liz Maudsley.

SPECIAL
REPORT: Rustic, yes, but ours is a high-tech valley04/19/00World's largest manufacture of holograms. A laser to
gather data about global warming. The perfect medium to grow diseases,
so they can be studied and eradicated. . . . The list of high-tech
projects and inventions in Cache Valley, Utah, is pretty impressive.
The students of the USU department of journalism and communication
profile the work of our scientists and Big Thinkers in and around
Logan. Click the link above for an introduction and links to some
amazing stories.

Editor
of historical quarterly an Easterner in the thick of the American
West04/26/00
A
lot of people know about him in Montana, yet Granville Stuart's life
remains cloudy or a blank for residents of other states. Clyde A.
Milner II, history professor at Utah State University, wants the whole
world to know about Stuart because he believes Stuart's diaries, letters
and scrapbooks "tell more about the West and its history than Stuart
himself wanted us to know." / By Reuben Wadsworth

Randy
Simmons, head of the USU political science department, has written
or contributed to more than a dozen about political economy. He also
knows a lot about cows, but don't ask him about that. / Photo by
USU department of journalism and communication

English
department's
Paul Crumbley knows the real Emily Dickinson04/24/00
From what you've
heard in high school English classes, you may think of Emily Dickinson
as a quiet and withdrawn woman, someone a person may think of as a
19th century Miss Manners. Paul Crumbley, a USU professor, thought
that at first too, but he found a whole different person. Not a person
who only pressed flowers and knitted doilies, but a political dynamo.
/
By Brook Cox

Professor
who calls herself the 'Heinz 57 of the former Soviet Union' aims to
build bridges of friendship04/24/00In
a world of clashing political ideals, Taira Koybaeva, PhD, is fighting
to build bridges of understanding and friendship between former cold
war rivals Russia and the United States. Although
her passion is founded in business, which she feels has greater influence
on a country's agenda than politics, Koybaeva has turned her focus
to issues of national security. The reason, she said, was to involve
herself more directly in the immediate relationship between the two
powers. /
ByJeremiah Stettler

The
woman behind Quacker Jack: North Logan librarian makes puppets for
Story Time 04/21/00Rachelle Draney works at the North Logan Library, but
besides reshelving books, she also makes toys and puppets. The puppets,
especially Quacker Jack, a happy, yellow duck Draney made herself,
delight the children who come for Story Time. Draney has been creating
things for as long as she can remember. "I think I got my firt
sewing machine when was in third grade," she said.

A
work of art in the form of a 600-pound butter cow04/12/00
LEWISTON- When the word butter comes to mind few people think of art,
but for a Lewiston woman, 600 pounds of butter becomes a work of art
every year. Barbra
Westover has sculpted a cow out of butter as part of the Utah State
Fair festivities for the last two years. The project is sponsored
by the Dairy Commission, and the purpose of the project is to promote
the dairy industry. /
By Sarah Buttars

Author
of Harry Potter series the real source of magic04/11/00
Harry Potter may be the wizard-in-training, but it's his creator J.
K. Rowling, who is generating all of the magic. Since the publication
of her first novel, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," Rowling
has not only inspired children to read again but their parents as
well. She has sold an estimated 30 million copies of her books world
wide, and was named author of the year at the British Book Awards
in London./ By Kay Dee Johansen

CATCH
A WAVE AND YOU'RE SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD: Tony Weston,
left, heads for open waters while Pete Anderson, front right, and
Forrest Baker wait for the next wave to carry them out from the shores
of Oceanside Beach, Calif., over spring break. With a storm and cold
water full wet suits were a neccessity. / Feature photo by Michael
Hamblin

A
pop machine in the yard: a side business and an address help04/05/00
Visitors stopping by Tom and Tessa Sunderland's North Logan house
don't have to search for the gray minivan parked in the drive way,
or count three houses down on the left side of the road. Complicated
directions aren't necessary with a Dr Pepper machine standing next
to the garage and a circular driveway providing easy drive through
access. / By Lynnette
Hoffman

Aggies'
bats wake up as team takes two from SUU, heads to Sacramento(04/07/00) With
theThe Utah State University softball team found the two things it
needed most before heading back out on the road this weekend. In its
sweep of Southern Utah University (8-0 and 7-4) Tuesday at Johnson
Field , USU got its confidence back, as well as solid hitting. The
victories improved the Aggies' record to 13-23 overall, 2-4 in Big
West Conference play, while also avenging two earlier losses to the
Thunderbirds (4-29) in Cedar City on March 4. / By Wade Denniston

Opinion

Wife
of journalist spends some time in his shoes(04/24/00)It's
not easy being married to a journalist. Just
ask my wife, Allison, who has, since the day we met, been left in
the stands while I've done postgame interviews, wondered why I can't
use her as a source for one of my articles, and had her grammar corrected
on a daily basis. / By Allison and Dan
Chase

As
we approach graduation, we should know what to spit(04/21/00) As the year draws to a close and
USU seniors start to prepare for the long-awaited moment of graduation,
many are filled with anxiety, and wonder what the world holds for
them. Fortunately, throughout the years, there have been a plethora
of successful individuals willing to offer words of wisdom to graduates.
/ By Kay Dee Johansen

Think
laughter is just a waste of time? Ha(04/06/00) College students might be interested
to know that studies show laughter improves alertness, memory, learning
and creativity. So the next time you're studying for a test, or trying
to decide on a creative idea for a project, take a few minutes to
laugh. We need a laughing club at USU. / By Kay Dee Johansen

North
Park Elementary site lets preschoolers safely surf for fun04/27/00The
school website has activities for students, opportunities to have
a "cyber pal," the latest school announcements, and many links to
educational websites. However, one of the most popular links is Cyber
Preschool. "It's amazing," says Jennifer Mays. "I have a 4-year-old
that can play on the computer." / By Ruth Russell

Family
theater at family prices a tradition in Lewiston04/26/00"We
haven't changed our prices in three years," says Rosie Williams, theater
manager for the Lewiston City Theater. The $1.50 admittance price
is kept low because Lewiston has owned and operated the movie house
for at least 50 years. / By Aaron Morton

Wellsville
woman has flower power04/17/00WELLSVILLE
-- Rose hip is one of the worst kinds of materials to use when making
dried floral wreaths because of the "millions of teeny thorns," said
a Wellsville wreath-maker. Cindy
Palmer, co-owner of The Craft Farm at 230 E. Main St. with husband
Bryan, said rose hip and sea lavender, a baby's breath look-alike,
are some of the worst materials she uses. /
By Heather Fredrickson

Hyde
Park storyteller teaches kids to love reading04/14/00Theresa
Allred has been promoting literacy to children for 23 years. She taught
kindergarten in Cache Valley for 20 years before retiring, although
recently she has been promoting literacy outside a classroom. "I love
to read to kids," Allred says. "I try to put the emphasis on the stories.
Sometimes I will have a physical or creative movement. I try to make
it creative. I don't like coloring books."/ By Debbie Lamb

Arts

'Les
Liaisons Dangereuses' opens at USU Theatre
04/13/00The play explores the merciless
corruption and lusty battlefields of 1784 aristocracy. It's in English,
but the French influence is strong; it probably would be rated PG-13
for sexual innuendo.

Mozart's
Requiem brought to life at USU
04/11/00Some things are best experienced
live -- a baseball game on a warm spring afternoon, fireworks on the
Fourth of July . . . and Mozart's immortal Requiem. A
recording of this most monumental of classical works fills the room
with the full range of human emotion, from pain to sorrow to hope.
But it is nothing compared with a full orchestra and chorus right
in front of you. The piece is so complex, so rich, so powerful that
to listen and watch as it unfolds is to witness it as if it were being
created anew./
By Mike Sweeney